HELLENİSTİK VE ROMA DÖNEMLERİNDE KÜÇÜK ASYA’DA AGORANOMOSLAR

Abstract

Bu makale, Küçük Asya kentlerinde Hellenistik ve Roma dönemleri boyunca agoranomia kurumunu; agoranomosların atanma biçimleri, görevleri ve kent içindeki konumları bağlamında incelemektedir. Çalışmanın temel kaynağını onurlandırmalar, meclis kararları ve kurşun ağırlıklar gibi epigrafik belgeler oluşturmaktadır. Belgeler MÖ 4. yüzyıldan MS 3. yüzyıla kadar olan bir kronolojik aralığı temsil etmektedir. Coğrafi sınırlar da belgelerin tespit edildiği bölgeler doğrultusunda Batı ve İç-Batı Anadolu’dur. Bu sınırlar içerisinde, agoranomos makamının Klasik Hellen polisindeki kökenlerinden Hellenistik Dönem ve Roma Dönemi’nde elitlerin ön planda olduğu kent hiyerarşisine tarihsel dönüşümü izlenmiş, seçimlerin biçimsel olarak sürmesine rağmen zamanla veraset ya da üst otoritelerce belirlenen sıralı atama gibi alternatif yöntemlerin ortaya çıktığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, agoranomoslar yalnızca pazar faaliyetlerini denetlemekle kalmamış; kıtlık zamanlarında fiyat düzenlemesi yapmış, yerel yasaların uygulanmasını sağlamış, kamu yapılarının inşası ve bakımıyla ilgilenmiş ve dini ritüellere katılmışlardır. Elde edilen veriler, agoranomia kurumunun yerel kent gelenekleri ile imparatorluk idari yapıları arasında esnek ve uyarlanabilir bir aracı rolü üstlendiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Agoranomos
• Agoranomia
• Küçük Asya
• Hellenistik ve Roma Dönemleri

AGORANOMOI IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN ASIA MINOR

Abstract

This article examines the institution of agoranomia in the cities of Asia Minor during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, focusing on the appointment procedures, duties, and civic status of agoranomoi. The primary sources of the study consist of epigraphic documents such as honorific inscriptions, council decrees, and lead weights. These documents represent a chronological range between 4th century BC and the 3rd century CE. The geographical scope of the study is limited to western and inner-western Anatolia, corresponding to the areas where these inscriptions were identified. Within these geographical and chronological boundaries, the article traces the historical transformation of the office of agoranomos from its origins in the classical polis to its integration into elite-dominated urban hierarchies of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Although formal elections appear to have continued, some documents suggest that alternative methods such as hereditary succession or sequential appointment by higher authorities were other methods. Moreover, agoranomoi were not only responsible for overseeing market activities, but also for regulating prices during times of scarcity, enforcing local laws, supervising the construction and maintenance of public buildings, and participating in religious rituals. The documents show that the institution of agoranomia functioned as a flexible and adaptable intermediary between local civic traditions and imperial administrative structures.

Keywords

• Agoranomos
• Agoranomia
• Asia Minor
• Hellenistic and Roman Periods

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